| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Case (fresh) PF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | John Case inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Montana | Aaron Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 19:46 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 29-37 |
| 19:35 | Montana | John Case drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Harley Persons | 29-40 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 19:16 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:05 | Montana | John Case misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Henry Ownby | 29-40 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 18:49 | Montana | Aaron Williams gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:32 | Montana | Casey Gray steps in front of the Micheal Gibbs pass | 29-40 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie lays it up and in and he's hacked by Harley Persons - foul #1 on Harley Persons, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:58 | Montana | Aaron Williams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | Casey Gray gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Lillie | 35-40 |
| 17:37 | Montana | Aaron Williams makes the driving attempt in the lane | 35-42 |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson is hacked by Micheal Gibbs - foul #3 on Micheal Gibbs, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Kyle Evans (SF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Henry Ownby, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Givens (PG), James Bain (SG), Micheal Scott (SF), William Smith (C) Harley Persons, Lloyd Landreth, John Case, Micheal Gibbs | |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Jody Natal connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hayes | 37-42 |
| 16:47 | Montana | James Bain double dribbles | 37-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Shelton Harvey (PF) Ed Thrower, Casey Gray | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | James Hayes comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (SF) Aaron Williams | |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | James Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | James Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | Montana | William Smith snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:19 | Montana | James Bain is hacked by Shelton Harvey - foul #1 on Shelton Harvey, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Pearson (C) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG) Mark Givens, James Bain | |
| 15:59 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Landreth | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) PF - Shelton Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Case (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Jody Natal is hacked by Micheal Scott - foul #2 on Micheal Scott, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Ed Thrower (SG), Henry Ownby (SF), Casey Gray (PF) Jody Natal, Robert Brown, Kyle Evans, Shelton Harvey | |
| Subs | Montana | David Black (PF), Micheal Gibbs (C) John Case, William Smith | |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson buries a floater from the left block set up by Henry Ownby | 39-44 |
| 14:56 | Montana | Harley Persons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Casey Gray can't finish the layup | 39-44 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-44 |
| 14:30 | Montana | Harley Persons grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:13 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth lays it in on a great pass from Harley Persons | 39-46 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Gray | 39-46 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-46 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 13:44 | Montana | David Black grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth's layup is rejected by Casey Gray | 39-46 |
| 13:18 | Montana | Harley Persons can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie blows the dunk | 39-46 |
| 12:49 | Montana | Micheal Scott snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 12:29 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harley Persons and he's fouled by Ed Thrower - foul #2 on Ed Thrower, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Kyle Evans (SF), Shelton Harvey (PF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Ed Thrower, Henry Ownby, Casey Gray, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Montana | James Bain (PG), John Case (SF), Aaron Williams (PF), William Smith (C) Harley Persons, Micheal Scott, David Black, Micheal Gibbs | |
| 12:29 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | Robert Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Givens (PG) Lloyd Landreth | |
| 11:53 | Montana | Aaron Williams hits a floater from the right block | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Evans (fresh) PF - Shelton Harvey (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Givens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Case (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Robert Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Case - foul #2 on John Case, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:21 | Montana | Shelton Harvey blocks the short jumper by James Bain | 41-50 |
| 11:19 | Montana | James Bain hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Mark Givens steals it from Robert Brown | 41-52 |
| 10:35 | Montana | Aaron Williams loses the dribble to Kyle Evans | 41-52 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | James Hayes's pass is intercepted by Aaron Williams | 41-52 |
| 09:58 | Montana | Kyle Evans takes the ball from Aaron Williams | 41-52 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Jody Natal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Evans | 43-52 |
| 09:39 | Montana | James Bain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 09:37 | Montana | Aaron Williams gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:22 | Montana | Jody Natal swats the layup by James Bain | 43-52 |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | Kyle Evans gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Robert Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Aaron Williams - foul #2 on Aaron Williams, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Henry Ownby (SF), Casey Gray (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, Kyle Evans, Shelton Harvey, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG), David Black (PF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Mark Givens, James Bain, Aaron Williams, William Smith | |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:36 | Montana | David Black double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 08:17 | Montana | John Case snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:00 | Montana | David Black connects on the 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Casey Gray makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Lillie and he's hacked by John Case - foul #3 on John Case, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Micheal Scott (SF) John Case | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Casey Gray makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Black (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Micheal Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Montana | Casey Gray is called for the reach on Micheal Scott - foul #3 on Casey Gray, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Williams (PF) Micheal Gibbs | |
| 07:12 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Doyle (SF) Henry Ownby | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Brian Doyle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Aaron Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 05:41 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 05:39 | Montana | Aaron Williams tips it home | 48-57 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Lillie | 51-57 |
| 04:55 | Montana | Micheal Scott connects on the shot from the left block | 51-59 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Doyle | 54-59 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Micheal Scott's floater is tipped away by Michael Pearson | 54-59 |
| 04:14 | Montana | Micheal Scott hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Casey Gray scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Brian Lillie | 56-61 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Williams | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Doyle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Scott (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - David Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | David Black steals it from Brian Doyle | 56-64 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Henry Ownby (SF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Brian Doyle, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Givens (PG), James Bain (SG), John Case (SF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Harley Persons, Lloyd Landreth, Micheal Scott, David Black | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Montana | Aaron Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Jody Natal buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Ownby | 59-67 |
| 02:51 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG), David Black (PF) Mark Givens, James Bain, Aaron Williams | |
| 02:29 | Montana | Harley Persons misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-67 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-67 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Ownby | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Montana | John Case connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Harley Persons | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pearson | 65-69 |
| 01:10 | Montana | Harley Persons knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-72 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson tips it but misses | 65-72 |
| 00:54 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Thrower - foul #3 on Ed Thrower, team foul #5 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Williams (PF) David Black | |
| 00:52 | Montana | Harley Persons is fouled on the floor by Casey Gray - foul #4 on Casey Gray, team foul #6 | 65-72 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Casey Gray is called for the reach on Aaron Williams - foul #5 on Casey Gray, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey (PF) Casey Gray | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:51 | Montana | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-74 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby gets the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Lloyd Landreth picks off the pass by Ed Thrower | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth is hacked by Ed Thrower in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ed Thrower, team foul #8 | 65-74 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | Montana | Harley Persons snags the defensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Harley Persons is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Thrower - foul #5 on Ed Thrower, team foul #9 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG) Ed Thrower | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:29 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Harley Persons misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Pearson | 65-75 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-75 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | John Case is called for the reach on Michael Pearson - foul #4 on John Case, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Kyle Evans (SF) Brian Lillie, Henry Ownby | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Givens (PG), James Bain (SG), Micheal Scott (SF), David Black (PF), William Smith (C) Harley Persons, Lloyd Landreth, John Case, Aaron Williams, Micheal Gibbs | |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Shelton Harvey gets the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Jody Natal comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Givens - foul #2 on Mark Givens, team foul #9 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hayes (C) Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Jody Natal misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Jody Natal misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:16 | Montana | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Mark Givens runs out the clock | 65-75 |